Something’s Off About Everyday Office Life

Chen Pi, an office drone, has always felt that something about life is off.

Let me explain: what I wrote here is a bit of a mess, because I can’t get it started this month. I’ll have to wait until next month, so everyone can follow it then. I’ll explain the exact reason later.

A strange assistant surrounded by the scent of osmanthus, an amber-eyed black cat wary of strangers, and the breakfast shop owner’s loaded remark, “You’re back again.” Layer upon layer of things that don’t quite fit make him realize that a bizarre crack has already split open in his everyday life.

No heroine, just workplace dungeons and mystery. Beneath an office drone’s ordinary life lies a secret no one knows.